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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Pyongyang, December 25 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) condemned the latest US military action that caused nuclear instability and vowed to consider countermeasures, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday.
A US Navy nuclear-powered submarine entered the Busan Naval Base in the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Tuesday under the pretext of replenishing ammunition. Forty-six days earlier, the United States dispatched a carrier strike group led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the ROK, KCNA reported, citing a statement from the Ministry of National Defense.
The re-emergence of US strategic forces risks escalating military tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the region as a whole, the document states.
At the fifth meeting of the US-South Korea Nuclear Advisory Group, which was recently held in Washington, the US reaffirmed its commitment to providing South Korea with "extended deterrence" by mobilizing all its defense forces, including nuclear weapons. Furthermore, Washington has given Seoul the green light to develop nuclear submarine technology and frequently deploys its nuclear submarines to the peninsula, the statement added.
The DPRK remains committed to resolutely advancing its defense capabilities and ensuring its security, and will consider countermeasures in response to the US nuclear show of force, the statement said.
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